Category Archives: Staff Profiles

The Meridian Club staff is full of energetic, friendly and generous team players. Meet the people who take pride is offering the very best service levels at this private island resort on Pine Cay, Turks and Caicos.

Sara Spudowski – The Meridian Club’s C.S.O. Our very own Pastry Chef Sara Spudowski is a very busy lady. Although she lives and works here on Pine Cay, she also manages her own dessert house based in Alaska. While completely embracing the Pine Cay lifestyle, she is still very much involved with the operation of…

Guests are often curious about our roles, so we’re telling you all about it. Our guests are often fascinated by our choice to live and work on a secluded island, seemingly far removed from the jostling speed of life in the big city, or even from the unhurried pace associated with the main island of…

Freshly-Caught Pine Cay Land Crab Makes a Delicious Caribbean Meal The Turks and Caicos Islands are renowned for their fresh seafood and Caribbean-inspired flavors. Wahoo, grouper, conch, lobster and red snapper are all local delicacies, freshly prepared with spiced sauces, as part of a zesty salad, or grilled to perfection. However, a lesser known local…

Celebrating a Valentine’s Day Engagement for Meridian Club Staff Member It is with great pleasure that we announce the engagement of Avianne Adolph to Mcdonald Penn on February 14th, 2014, exactly 1 year after their first date. The happy couple will be married in Jamaica in September 2014. And here’s Avianne’s story: “We met on…

World Class Chef Takes the Reins at The Meridian Club The Meridian Club on Pine Cay is a unique destination in the Turks and Caicos Islands. With only 13 beachfront bungalows and some 30 homes, an unbelievable white-sand beach stretching for 2-miles and many features which are reminiscent of simpler times, the island guarantees an…

Secluded Island Resort Perfects the Art of Relaxation Soothing music, the scent of lemongrass and lavender, and the firm hands of Yani gently coaxing away all the stresses buried in your shoulders and back. The Sand Dollar Spa at The Meridian Club on Pine Cay is a perfectly calming oasis within which to unburden your…

His Devotion To Service An Inspiration To All A Parting Interview with Brother Mac Brother Mac is a humble man and “brother” to many, and we are sad to see him retire. He came to Pine Cay to work at The Meridian Club at 64 years old, and at the end of this month will…

The Story Of A Meridian Club Staff Member JR “Junior” Delancey wins Annual Kite Flying Competition If you tell JR Delancey to “go fly a kite,” not only will he gladly accept, but he’ll go on to build some of the finest kites in the Turks & Caicos Islands, and then on to repeatedly win…

The Story Of A Meridian Club Staff Member Introducing Floyd Forbes The best part of any holiday is the opportunity to try new foods and drinks. While Caribbean rum isn’t exactly a foreign item to most people, drinking it in on Pine Cay surrounded by the murmur of the ocean a few feet away is…

"The Meridian Club on the island of Pine Cay is one of the Caribbean's original earth-friendly resorts."

Mother Nature Network - Josh Lew

"Islands Magazine, in an issue rating private island resorts, lists The Meridian Club on Pine Cay as one of the 12 best such resorts in the world."

Islands Magazine

"This insouciant sanctuary, with its anachronistic charms and just the right mix of luxury and home comforts, is precisely what the doctor ordered."

Discover Turks

"For romantic beach-lovers who yearn to truly get away from it all in a uniquely unspoiled Robinson Crusoe setting, nothing quite compares."

Andrew Harper's Hideaway Report

Meridian Club has been named one of the "Top 25 Small Hotels in the Caribbean for 2013"

TripAdvisor, January 2013

"One of the first things we noticed is that, in a country graced with stunning beaches, Pine Cay boasts one of nicest and least trafficked."

Times of the Islands

"And the food - superb - was surpassed only by the setting..."

Times of the Islands

"Recipient of 2010 "Readers' Choice Award" as #12 in the "Top 20 Beach Resorts" in the world, and #14 in the "Top 20 International Hideaways"

Andrew Harper's Hideaway Report

"The high life of an entirely different sort, the kind where you and a lucky few others are securely ensconced on a private island paradise..."

Frommer's Portable Turks and Caicos

"The resort has just 13 beachfront hotel rooms, a large club house with a restaurant and a pool - relaxing has never been so good!"

Times of the Islands

"This is the crown jewel of the Turks and Caicos for those seeking the relaxing and timeless spirit of the old West Indies, the intimate resort fringed by crystal-clear aquamarine waters and one of the Caribbean’s last great untrammeled beaches."

Andrew Harper's Hideaway Report

"The state of mind here? In a word... unplugged."

National Geographic Adventure - Island Hideaways

"When 'S' and I need to drop out, we head to The Meridian Club on the private island of Turks and Caicos. A bundle of Eres suits, some tees and a couple of good books and spf 50 and I'm packed for a week of idyllic beach living."

Poetry of Food - DINNER at EIGHT

"Capture the feel of the old Caribbean on Pine Cay in Turks

10 Best Private Islands in the World - iExplore.com

"The sparkling white beaches of Pine Cay made this little isle one of the first to be developed for tourism, and today the original Meridian Club is still where guests stay for the best access to sand, snorkeling and diving."